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Valeria Groppo on conditional cash transfers, child work and schooling
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POSTPONED: Rajeev Goel on corruption beyond the glass ceiling - do women entrepreneurs perceive corruption differently?Rajeev Goel will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 20 April Abstract – Corruption beyond the glass ceiling: do women entrepreneurs perceive corruption differently? Adding to the corruption-gender nexus, this paper contributes across...
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POSTPONED: Marcela Ibanez on the intrinsic value of decision making - evidence from a bargaining experiment in EgyptMarcela Ibanez will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 18 March Absract - The intrinsic value of decision making: Evidence from a bargaining experiment in Egypt This paper uses an experimental approach to examine the causal effect of social norms...
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Jeffrey Hammer on one hundred homes - a visual survey of wealth and poverty in IndiaJeffrey Hammer will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 12 March Abstract - One hundred homes - a visual survey of wealth and poverty in India In 2018, a multi-disciplinary team from India and four other countries collected expenditure data,...
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Marijke Verpoorten on aggrieved artisanal miners in Eastern CongoMarijke Verpoorten will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 11 March Abstract - Would you fight? We asked aggrieved artisanal miners in Eastern Congo To meet the rising demand for minerals, mining companies have ventured into conflict-affected...
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Osman Ouattara on temperature shocks and inflation - are there any ramifications?Osman Ouattara will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 04 March Abstract - Temperature shocks and Inflation: are there any ramifications? In this paper, we analyze the dynamic impact of climate change on inflation. We use a panel-VAR method with...
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Markus Jäntti on income distribution in Uganda – a tax register-based assessmentMarkus Jäntti will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 27 February Abstract - Income distribution in Uganda – a tax register-based assessment Uganda has extensive register data on taxable income and taxes paid going back a decade or so...
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Saurabh Singhal on inequality, corruption and cooperationSaurabh Singhal will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 12 February Abstract - Inequality, corruption and cooperation We examine the effects of randomly introduced economic inequality on voluntary cooperation and whether this relationship is...
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Sushanta Mallick on is financial inclusion good for banks?Sushanta Mallick will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 05 February Abstract - Is financial inclusion good for banks? In light of the recent policy debate on inclusive financial intermediation, we investigate whether inclusive banking can boost...
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Emma Nkonoki on inclusive innovation ecosystems - why we need NGOs to ensure that no one is left behind
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Neil Ruiz on demographic trends and attitudes towards migration globally
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Bereket Kebede on endowment effects and gender in the efficiency and equity of team allocationBereket Kebede will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 22 January Abstract – E ndowment effects and gender in the Efficiency and Equity of Team Allocation We conduct a novel experiment in which pairs of subject make separable allocative...
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Erwin Bulte on participatory resource management, elite capture and local livelihoods
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Mariapia Mendola on agricultural transformation and farmers' expectations
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Fantu Cheru and Christopher Cramer on the Oxford Handbook of the Ethiopian economyFantu Cheru and Christopher Cramer will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 04 December. Abstract – The Oxford Handbook of the Ethiopian economy Ethiopia has recently attracted research interest because of its unique development path and...
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Joshua Magero Otieno on ethnicity, politics and wellbeing in KenyaJoshua Magero Otieno will present at the WIDER Seminar Series on 20 November. Abstract – Ethnicity, politics and wellbeing in Kenya Perceived or real welfare imbalances fundamentally impacts individuals’ civic participation, inclusivity...